Minneapolis vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2295
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	48
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	430K	1.2M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 154% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1119th and 6098th ($2384 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 16th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 263rd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Minneapolis	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$4368

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811